Cabinet heater



March 13, 1928.

E. P. COLE CABINET HEATER Filed Sept. 4, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 13,1928.

E. P. COLE CABINET HEATER Filed Sept. 4, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fmfent);Eda/(7rd P (5/? DUDE DUDE] m 5 BED DEE Patented Mar. '13, 1928.

UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD P. COLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO COLE MANUFACTURINGCOM- PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CABINET HEATER.

Application filed September 4, 1925. Serial No. 54,405.

My invention has reference to heaters of the type commonly known ascabinet heaters and wherein the heating unit or stove is enclosed in acabinet or casing wh1ch provides a space around the heating unit orstove, through which air is circulated and heated.

The principal objects of my invention are to improve the construction ofcab net heaters; to adapt the cabinet for use w th stoves of varioustypes and sizes; to utilize stoves and cabinets which are separateandindependent units and merely combined by mounting the stove in thecab1nct; to permit a stove to be easily and conveniently 1ntroduced intothe completed cabinet; to afford adjustment for properly locating astove in the cabinet; to make the doors of the cabinet independent ofthe doors on the stove so that the latter doors do not have to occupy adefinite or fixed position; to afford a large extent of direct radiationwhen desired; to permit variations in the arrangement ofihe smokeoutlet; to operate the door of the eater or stove by the opening andclosing movement of the cabinet door; to permit access through the topof the cabinet; and in general to provide a simple, convenient andattractive cabinet of a universal character which will readilyaccommodate heaters of different types and sizes without requiringextensive changes or special construction.

On the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view looking at the front of myimproved cabinet, with some of the doors opened to disclose the stove orheater installed therein;

Fig. 2, a top view of the heater cabinet;

Fig. 3, a transverse sectional viewthrough the cabinet and stove;

Fig. 4, a perspective for the stove or heater;

Fig. 5, a detail view showing the manner of mounting the support;

, Fig.6, a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner of securing thestove or heater onto the support;

Fig. 7, a perspective view of a fragmentary portion of the stove and thestrap thereon which is used in securing the stove on the support;

Fig. 8, an enlarged sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9, a perspective view of one end of view of the support sameelevation as the cross bar which is located at the front.

of the cabinet; and

Fig. 10, a sectional view taken substantially on the line 10-10 of Fig.2 showing the arrangement of the smoke outlet.

Referring to the drawings the reference numeral 1 indicates the base ofthe cabinet which is in the form of an open rectangular frame havinglegs 2 at the corners with corner members or posts 3 extending upwardlyfrom the corners thereof and supporting a grilled top 4 preferably ofornamental design. The back and side walls of the cabinet comprise upperand lower sections 5 and 6 respective y which are secured to and extendbetween the corner posts 3 and between the top 4 and the base 1, thesection 5 being in the form of a solid panel, while the lower section 6which is shorter than the section 5 is preferably in the form of anornamental grill with openings therethrough for admitting air into thecabinet for circulation upwardly therethrough.

.The front of the cabinet is provided with a removable hiosshar 7substantially at the the juncture line between the wall sections 5 and6, which said bar extends between the front corner posts 3 and is formedat the opposite ends with lugs or wing portions 8 and 9 respectivelywhich fit within the corner posts 3 and are provided with apertures 10and 11 respectively for the bolts 12 and 13 which serve to secure thecross bar 7 to the corner posts.

A pair of doors 14 are hinged as at 15 to the corner posts 3 at oppositesides of the cabinet front so as to close the front opening between thetop of the cabinet and the cross bar 7, these doors being in the form ofsolid panels which may be lined if desired to provide an air s acetherein as indicated by the rear view of the open door 14 in Fig. 1. Thefront opening between the base 1 and cross bar 7 is closed by a pair ofdoors 16 which are hin ed to the corner posts 3 and are preferab y inthe form of a grill matching the sections 6 and formed with openings foradmission of air into the heater cabinet.

For supporting a stove or heater in the cabinet of rectangularframe orsupport 17 is provided which is mounted on lugs which extend inwardlyfrom the base 1 at suitable points therearound. There are two sets oflugs whereby the support 17 may be arranged at different elevations, theupper set being indicated by the reference numeral 18 while the lowerset, of which only one is shown in Fig. 5, are indicated by thereference numeral 19. In the present construction each set comprisesthree lugs located respectively at the opposite sides of the heatercasing and at the front, the side lugs being located somewhat nearer tothe back of the cabinet than they are to the front as shown in Fig. 3.

The support 17 is smaller in size than the opening through the base 1 soas to afford an air passage therearound and is provided at oppositesides with ears 20 which are adapted to optionally engage the side lugs18 or 19, and this support has an apron 21 at the front which is adaptedto be secured to either of the lugs 18 or 19 at the front of the base 1.The side ears 20 are provided with slots 22 and the apron 21 with a slot23 while the lugs 18 and 19 have apertures 24: through which bolts 25are passed for securing the support 17 on the lugs 18 or 19.

In order to afford additional elevational adjustment for the stove inthe heater cabinet, the support 17 is arranged with the cars 20 and theapron 21 vertically offset from the stove supporting surface, this beingaccomplished in the present case by forming the support 17 with amarginal flange 26 having the ears 20 and apron 21 at the edge of theflange as shown in Figs.

' and 5 so that by reversing the support 17 in its mounting on eitherset of lugs 18 or 19, the elevation of the supporting surface of thesupport 17 may be varied asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 5.

The stove 27, in view of the construction of this cabinet and theadjustability of the support 17, is not confined to a particular type orsize. In other words it is not necessary to use a stove which isspecially constructed for use in this heater cabinet but it is possiblefor various stoves to be used therein. Purchasers of a cabinet of thistherefore, may conveniently use thercin a stove which they already haveas the support 17 may be arranged at the proper elevation for such stoveand the doors 14 and 16 atthe front of the cabinet affords access to thefuel and ash pit doors of the stove without necessitating a particularlocation of such fuel and ash pit doors. In the present case the ash pitdoor is indicated at 28 and it will be observed that this isconveniently accessible through the doors 16 and the fuel door which inthe present case is shown at the top of the stove 27 and indicated bythe reference numeral 29 is accessible through the doors 14.

As a further means for affording free access to the opening at the topof the stove 27, the cabinet top 4 is formed at the front with a largeopening which is closed by a door 30 and the latter is hinged at 31 toswing upwardly and rearwardly as indicated in Fig. 1. The door 29 of thestove may for convenience be connected by the link 32 with the door 30so that when the latter is opened the door 29 is likewise opened andheld in the upraised position and when the door 30 is closed the stovedoor 29 is closed thereby.

The arrangement of the cabinet with the removable cross bar 7 and withthe front which is entirely open when the doors 14 and 16 are opened,makes it possible for a. stove to be conveniently installed in theheater cabinet, and the provision of the door 30 further facilitates theintroduction of the stove into the cabinet. Furthermore, it is sometimesdesirable to utilize the direct radiation of the stove 27 and it will beobserved that the opening of the doors 14: and 1(3 completely exposesthe front of the stove 27 and presents a large area thereof for directradiation.

Any convenient means may be provided for securing the stove 27 onto thesupport 17. I11 the present construction a slot 33 is provided at eachcorner of the support 17 to receive a bolt 34 which is passed through anaperture at one end of a clamping plate or bar 35 and a plurality ofcorrespomlingly arranged straps 36 are secured on the underside of thestove 27 to receive the ends of the bars 35. \Vhen these bars 35 areengaged in the respective straps 36 and locked in position by the bolts3-1 the stove is held thereby securely in place on the support 17, andas the latter is bolted to the base 1 the stove is firmly fastened inthe heater cabinet.

Provision is made exhausting the smoke from the stove 27 by forming thecabinet top 4 with an opening 37 substantially at the proper positionfor a pipe 38 to lead directly up therethrough from the smoke outlet 39at the back of the stove. 27. The opening 37 in the cabinet top ispreferably somewhat larger than the usual pipe which is employed so thatthere may be some variation in the position of the stove outlet 39.Furthermore, as the top of the stove is adapted to be positioned somedistance from the top of the cabinet, which distance may be varied byreversing the support 17 or changing the mounting of same on thesupporting lugs 18 or 19. a sufficient distance may be provided betweenthe outlet 39 and the top of the heater cabinet to accommodate an offsetin the pipe 38 if the relative position of the opening 39 in the stoveand the opening 37 in the top of the heater cabinet should require suchan offset in the pipe 38.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have provided a heatercabinet which 1s not limited to use with a particular type loo or sizeof stove, or to a stove of special construction, but it is capable ofaccommodating stoves of various types and sizes, and further that inview of the fact that the entire front of the cabinet may be Opened up,a purchaser of a cabinet of this type can easily install his stovetherein.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I amaware that various changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the principles of my invention the scope of which is tobe determined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a heater cabinet of adjustable means carried bythe uprightwalls of the cabinet whereby stoves of different sizes may beindividually secured in optional positions in the cabinet, said cabinetbeing provided with openings at the top and bottom afi'ording aircirculation through the cabinet around the stove.

2. The combination with a heater cabinet of a stove support carried bythe upright walls of the cabinet adjacent the lower end thereof forsecuring a stove in the cabinet, and means for varying the position ofsaid support in the cabinet for accommodating stoves of different sizes,said cabinet having openings at the top and bottom affording aircirculation through the cabinet around the stove.

3. The combination with a heater cabinet having openings at the top andbottom for afi'ording air circulation through the cabinet, of a spporting frame secured to the cabinet walls adjacent the lower end forsupporting a stove thereon, said supporting frame being adjustable todifferent elevations in the cabinet.

4. The combination with a heater cabinet of a reversible support on thecabinet adjacent the lower end for supporting a stove in the cabinet atdifferent elevations, said cabinet being provided with openings at thetop and bottom aflording air circulation through the cabinet around thestove on said support.

5. The combination with a heater cabinet having openings at the top andbottom for affording air circulation therethrough, of a stove supportwhich is reversible for varying the elevation of a stove thereon, andmeans adjacent the bottom of the cabinet for optionally mounting thereversible support at different elevations.

6. The combination with a heater cabinet, of a stove support havingvertically ofi'set attaching means for reversibly mounting the supportat different elevations at the lower end of the cabinet, said cabinethavin openings at the top and bottom for afiordmg air circulationthrough the cabinet around the stove.

7 The combination with a heater cabinet, of two sets of supporting lugsadjacent the lower end thereof, a support having corre spondingvertically offset ears for optionally attaching the support in reversedpositions on either set of said lugs so as to support a stove atdifferent elevations in the cabinet, said cabinet being provided withopenings at the top and bottom affording circulation of air through thecabinet around the stove on the support.

8. The combination of a heater cabinet having an open side for admittinga stove into the cabinet, a stove support extending inwardly from theside walls of the cabinet, a removable bar extending across the openingabove the level of the stove support, and doors arranged respectivelyabove and be low the bar for closing the open side of the cabinet.

9. A heater cabinet having a side opening and a top opening forming acontinuation of the side opening, and doors hinged on the cabinet forclosing the top and side openlugs.

10. The combination of a heater cabinet having a stove-support projectininwardly from the side walls of the ca inet, and clamping plates on thesupport for securing a stove on the support.

11. The combination smoke outlet, a cabinet and having an opening spacedfrom the said smoke outlet, and a pipe leading from said smoke outletand through and spacedfrom the edge of the said opening of the cabinet.

12. In combination, a heater cabinet comprising a leg supported basehaving an open ottom, a cabinet body rising from the base and providedwith doors constituting one side of the cabinet body, stove supportsextending laterally inward from the side walls of the cabinet body, anda stove housed within the cabinet and supported upon the stove supportsand insertable and removable through the open side of the cabinet bodywhen the doors are open.

13. A heater cabinet comprising a leg supported base havin an openbottom, a cabinet body rising rom the base, stove supports extendinlaterally inward from the side walls of t e cabinet body, a stove housedwithin the cabinet and removably supported upon the stove supports, thecabinet body having a side opening extending from the top to the bottomthereof to permit the insertion and removal of the stove, and adisplaceable closure for said opening.

EDWARD P. COLE.

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